Piecing Fleece

One of my friends sent me a few strips of fleece and yesterday I made a blanket for my little nephew.

These are 5” squares.

I stitched them with long stitches and the widest seam allowances.
I pieced the blocks and finger pressed the seam allowances open then I stitched them down. No bulky seam allowances on the back side.
Some of the blocks distorted more than others so that I adjusted the size of all blocks.

Then I pieced the blocks and I stitched down the seam allowances in the same way. The piecing was unexpectedly easy!

I added even borders than backing. I did not measure anything, just placed the top on the backing (wrong sides together) and cut around the top edges.

Instead of adding binding I just zigzaged twice the edges together with wide and dense stitches. While stitching I stretched the edges and I got this nice waved effect. And there are just a few rows of stitches for keeping the layers together.

It was a very quick project. Not a perfect patchwork but a colorful blanket to keep the baby warm and cozy and happy !